Episode
The X-Files: Apocrypha (2)
Overview
Mulder pursues Krycek (unaware of the alien that has taken over his body) to get back the DAT tape containing the MJ documents. Meanwhile, the shooting of A.D. Skinner uncovers evidence that could lead Scully to her sister's murderer.
Details
- Series
- The X-Files
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 1996-02-16
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Apocrypha (2) is Episode 16 in Season 3 of The X-Files. It aired on 1996-02-16. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 15: Piper Maru (1)
A French salvage ship searching for a lost WWII fighter plane unknowingly surfaces an alien which appears in the form of black oil and has the ability to jump hosts. Mulder heads to Hong Kong to investigate the salvage broker who sold the information to the French and he encounters Krycek, who has been selling information from the MJ documents. As Mulder prepares to take Krycek back to the US, the alien makes its way to Hong Kong and takes control of Krycek.
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